Researchers Discover Evidence Of Gut Parasites In Dinosaur

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An artistacutes conception of Leonardo a duck-billed dinosaur known as a brachylophosaur excavated in Montana as it may have looked shortly after its death. Artwork courtesy Greg Wenzel.
An artist's conception of Leonardo, a duck-billed dinosaur known as a brachylophosaur excavated in Montana, as it may have looked shortly after its death. Artwork courtesy Greg Wenzel.

University of Colorado at Boulder researchers have discovered what appears to be the first evidence of parasites in the gut contents of a dinosaur, indicating even the giants that roamed Earth 75 million years ago were beset by stomach worms.


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